Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-03-19
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, March THE aggregate of
the appropriation bills passed by the forty
ninth congress is about $3.50, 600, 900. The
total Is exclusive OF sums appropriated by tia
river and harbor and deficiency appropriation
bills. which failed Of enactment. The appro-
p~riations Tor the current fiscal year aggregate
S264, 00O,0 which amount would have been
equalled by the appropriations voted by the
last congress had the two bills mentioned be
come laws.
WAsHINGToN, March S.-Thc senatorial
southern tour, by way of Charleston and
Savannah, which starts tomorrow for
Cuba will have about seventeen mem
bcrs, but a re2ort that there has been a case
of yellow fever at Havana has scared Mr.. Tel
Ter, and viii probably keep some Others from
going. The central figure In the party will be
John sherman, whose friends understand this
TO be the beginning Of his campaign for the
nomination in 1888. Sergeant-at.A Arms Can
ady is from North Carolina, and he will see
that the Republicans In the south do the Ohio
senator honor on his return, and for this pur-
pose be has arranged a number OF receptions
at the leading cities of the south. Newspaper
correspondents connected with the leading
Republican rapers OF Ohio and the east viii,
accompany the excursionists.
WAsHIN01oN, March lit was reported
to-day that President Cleveland had a per
sonal reason for not appointing Assistant
Secretary Fairchild to the treasury portfolio.
1t Ia said that when the president went TO the
capitol on the forenoon OF the 4th inst. to
wait upon congress be saw Mr.. Fairchild go
Ing about wearing q monocul0r q single eye
glass;, and that he observed afterwards that
it looked du ISL and beneath the dignity OF a
man who aspired TO be at the head OF the
treasury department.
W~AsuINGroS, March il.-Some very shrewd
tricks to circumbent the operations Of the
civil service laws In relation 10 the selection
OF appointees, especially in reference to the
apportionment Of appointments in variou,
states and territories are r, ported. The civil
service commissioner say they have recently
experienced a great deal Of trouble from falsi-
~tication OF residence Of applicant. Ate
passing examination an cants 60 to work
TO ascertain where vacancies exist, and when
one IS found or is anticipated they change
their residence and swear they live in the
state or territory which is to have the yacan-
cy. Frequently compacts are entered into
between the applicant and the empioye who
thinks of retiring, and the residence Is set up
in the application to be in the same state as
the employe who ~coutonplstes leaving the
service. Frequently appointees, after getting
int the service by this Justification of record
10 the civil service commissioner as to resi-
dence, gives his true residence when it comes
to registering at the department for making
out the pay rolls. There appears to be no
law to punish this trick, and 1t Is making
great trouble.
WAsHISGroN, March 12.-The committee of
the southern passenger agents convention
which adjourned here recently has decided
upon the general national drill rate for all
travellers. Under the interstate
law 1t is understood they cannot make dis
elimination in faver OF persons, so the com
mittee has dcctded to give the cheap soldier
rate to citizen travellers also. Three.quarters
Of one cent per mile Is the rate fixed for par
ties Of not less than twenty five In one party
for short line distances travelled from all
points TO Washington and return. This rate,
which applies TO citizens and soldiers, Is the
lowest ever given for similar purposes about
one-half that given the New Orleans eaposi-
tor.